Gaining Ground

Five Indian startups that are making use of AI and machine learning to offer a gamut of services to clients and boosting revenue in the process

- Naini Thaker

ASIMOV ROBOTICS: THE VERSATILE ROBOT

ROBOTS ARE NOW AN integral part of the hospitality, banking and health care sectors. To tackle the avalanche of consumer complaints that these industries face, ASIMoV Robotics, an Indian startup founded in 2012, is deploying robots. One of its flagship products is a robot called ‘Sayabot’, referred to as ‘Saya’, which is also its wakeup code.

ASIMoV is the brainchild of Jayakrishnan T, who has about 25 years of experience in the IT industry and 12 years in robotics. “I wanted to build robots that can work alongside people,” he says, adding that he launched the company with an initial investment of `60 lakh.